Well I won't talk to much in this chapter. ONWARD!
Disclaimer: Naruto? No I don't own him... I'm too poor to own him.
Warning: Yaoi. Lemons. Cursing. Angsty ending. You've been warned!
And he saw it and seemed better and calmer, that questions were almost answered. Why did he tear those bonds long ago?
"What do you want to do today?" Naruto asked.
It was evening already and he had spent all day with Tsunade in her office. Nothing could be more boring and restless. So, now Naruto was sitting with Sasuke, in the raven's kitchen.
Even with the meditation that happened yesterday, Naruto couldn't stay away. Now that Sasukewas back Naruto didn't want to let him out of his sight for more than 20 hours. On day without Sasuke and the blonde'll probably become paranoid. There was just something about Sasuke that made him happy, even if it would make him sad later on. But Uzumaki Naruto has taken on so much hurt that only some tears wouldn't do much anymore.
Sasuke slowly blinked in thought. "What is there to do?"
The azure eyes closed into slits and Naruto pursed out his lips. There was nothing really to do other then eat, sleep, or fight. "Have you eaten dinner yet?"
"No," Sasuke smirked. His heart thumped at a quick pace it always had when he was with Naruto. He felt like his heart would beat right out of his chest. "Are you asking me out, dobe?" he asked, sarcasticly.
Naruto's face became as red as a tomato. It was delectible in the onyx eyes of Sasuke. The raven tried to paush the thought away. He felt like a pervert.
"No-no...," Naruto stuttered, looking down at his hands, that lay in his lap. He was in complete embarassment. Did he just really somewhat ask Sasuke out?
Sasuke laughed. "I'm joking, dobe," he said. he stood up out of his chair. Naruto looked up at the movement. He raised a blonde brow making Sasuke smirk. "Let's goget some food."
They had found themselves a large restaurant. (A/N you guys know the one when Itachi and Kisame come to Konoha and Kakashi notices them? Yeah that one.)
It was quaint but filled with many villagers. The open area let in the hot, dry air to hit the boys.
"What kind of place is this? No ramen?!" NAruto whined.
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Sasuke eyes darted to Naruto's neck. It was covered by his sweatsuit but when the blonde moved his head around, Sasuke still caught glimpses.
There were small bruises along the neck. Sasuke felt himself grow angry. "So.... Isn't your boyfriend going to be jealous with you always hanging around with me?" he sneered.
Naruto almost started choking. "...Boyfriend!?" Some villagers around them started giving looks at the kitsune.
A pale strong hand reached over the small table and touched Naruto's neck. Naruto started to burn red. Sasuke wore a huge frown on his face. "Sai?"
"Who told you Sai was my boyfriend?!" Naruto squeaked, pulling away.
"Lucky guess," Sasuke said.
"Well your wrong! Dattebyo" Naruto growled. He turned his face away from Sasuke's enticing eyes. A lump formed in his throat, but he hid it. Naruto had to wonder if his affairs with Sai had made life more hard then better. "Can we talk about something else?" he whispered.
Sasuke looked at the pained face of his beloved blonde and felt his own heart pain. The raven started wondering if Sai and Naruto had a fight. "Hn."
There was a long silence, neither awkward nor comfortable. It was only distracted by the waiter setting their food on the table. Naruto mummble a thanks as the waiter left.
The kitsune thanked Kami for the meal and dug in. He was devouring the food. And Sasuke only thought he ate like that only with ramen. Either way, amazement and all the raven also began to eat.
After two more servings for Naruto, he was done. He slumped back in his seat and rubbed his full belly. "You're paying for this, right?" Naruto grinned slyly.
Sasuke still was picking at his food. He raised an Yeah-when-pigs-fly eyebrow at the other.
Naruto started to softly chuckle. It filled the raven up with an unexplainable happiness. Naruto had that kind of magic about him, always making Sasuke's heart beat faster. It was only recently that Sasuke noticed it. Had avenging really blinded him so much?
"I was kidding, teme," Naruto said. "Want some tea?"
"Sasuke smiled. "Sure."
A waiter passed by their table and Naruto tapped his shoulder. He asked for 2 cups of tea. The waiter nodded and walked to get the order.
"So how have you been sleeping?" Naruto asked, randomly.
"Better," Sasuke said. He automatically remembered his most recent dreams. naruto and him close and happy. "The dreams are not as bad as before, still confusing, but all and all better."
"I'm glad," Naruto smiled warmly making Sasuke softly blush. "No need for bad dreams to stop your healing. It would only make you have a crappy feeling." Naruto then grinned.
"Dobe, I didn't know you could rhyme," Sasuke teased, softly laughing at what the other said.
"Hey! Don't boubt my skills!" Naruto huffed. The waiter at that time placed the tray of two cups and the tea kettle. He removed the plates and left. "Hinata helped me perfect my poetry and Sai tried to teach me how to draw."
"Really?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes unconsciously at the mention of Sai. "I somehow can't believe that."
"Come on teme!" Naruto growled. "I'm a great shinobi, but I can do other things, too, ya know." He nodded his head enthusiastically. He was so conceited.
"I'll need proof of that," Sasuke smirked.
"You'll get your proof. Believe it!" Naruto promised.
They both reached for the tea kettle at the same time. Naruto's hand gripped the handle and Sasuke's hand gently touched Naruto's. Slowly they looked up at eachother. Time felt slow and frozen as the 2 sets of eyes bore into eachother. The men's heart beats quickened and the oxygen caught in their throats.
As much as he wanted to stay that way longer, Naruto pulled his hand away first. His breath came out staggered and he felt the nerves go on high. "Sorry, go ahead."
"Hn," Sasuke nodded. He closed his eyes and turned his head to the side, his jaw clenched tightly. Naruto's eyes still bore into his mind. It clouded his mind. Focus Uchiha, you need to stop getting distracted by love, Sasuke reminded himself.
As he opened his eyes, they went to Naruto right away. The kitsune looked out to the street at the side, watching the villagers walk by peacefully. He clenched onto the bench he sat on. A solemn smile spread acrosss his sofft features. Sasuke could hear his heart beat in his ears.
But he shook away the temptations. He poured some tea for himslef then for Naruto. Naruto looked back at the table and gave his notorious grin.
"Thank-you," Naruto said. He picked his tea cup and sipped at it.
After Naruto payed the bill, they left the restaurant. They walked down the busy road, in silence. The sun warmed their backs as it began to set.
"Naruto-san!" A small voice called out from behind them. The blonde stopped and turned around. A small girl stood there. Her large brown eyes looked up happily at him. "Hi Naruto-san."
Naruto crouched down so he was the girls height. "Hello, Rei-chan. How are you today?"
The girl gave a sweet large smile. "I'm doing great!" She held out a small bouquet of pink roses and babies breath. "Would you liketo buy some flowers today?"
The blonde man ruffled the girl's brown mop of hair and grinned. "Of course I would love to." He leaned back, still maintaining balance, reached into his sweatpants pocket and removed his wallet. It was the same old frog money pouch that he had as a child. he gave the adorable girl some bills of money, then took the flowers.
Rei hugged Naruto before skipping back off to the flower stand. The kitsune stood back up, smiling.
Sasuke gave him a look. His lips were upturned only a little. "You have yourself a little girlfriend, dobe?" he asked.
Naruto laughed. "No, she just works at the flower shop for pocket money. I just don't have the heart to say no to her flowers."
They started walking again, their destination not really known. Every now and again, Naruto would bring the bouquet to his nose and take a long whiff. The sweet smell filled his lungs. Sasuke watched Naruto's eyes twinkle.
"Pink roses always smell so sweet," Naruto broke the silence, after smelling his flowers again. "It's like sugar, but in flower form."
"Dobe," Sasuke smirked.
"What?! It's true, believe it!" Naruto looked at the other. "Here smell."
Onyx eyes looked down at the flowers the other held out. He scowled. "I don't like sweet things," he said. Except for you..., the voice in the back of the raven's head echoed. Sasuke mentally slapped himself silly.
"Oh comeon, just smell it!" Naruto pried, waving the bunch of flowers in the other's face.
"Fine," Sasuke sighed. He grabbed the bouquet and took a small sniff. The scent was over powering. It really did smell like sugar. He gave the flowers back and smirked. "Hn."
"Ha!" Naruto pointed at the raven. "I told you!" He stopped walking and pumped his free hand into the air. "Dattebyo!"
Turning back to look at the other, Sasuke's eye twitched. "Usurontonkachi, I didn't say anything."
Naruto huffed out his cheeks. "Mood killer-teme."
He placed the bouquet in a small water filled vase. Walking over to his small kitchen table, he placed the vase in the center. Naruto then looked up at the raven standing idly in the middle of the room. "Sit down."
Sasuke did as told and sat on the orange sheeted futon. Naruto walked past him and into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. The raven took the moment to look around.
The pale eggshell colored walls and blue carpeted floor. The room was cluttered with misplaced clothes and empty ramen cups. The only thing neat in the room was the plant on the window sill.
Then Sasuke noticed a notebook on the floor near his feet. He picked it up and opened it to the first page. Naruto's neat scrawl had a small paragraph in the middle of the blue lined paper. Sasuke read it silently to himself.
Could the pain hurt more than the day you walked away?
Had all my words meant nothing to you that day?
If I just let you go without a care,
Would I ever be able to live with the fear?
I'll never let go, no matter what,
Even when my eyes give it's final shut,
Your image runs through me,
Maybe one day you'll see...
It was dated around two years after Sasuke had left the village. There was something about it that made Sasuke's heart clench.
The noise of the bathroom door opening made the raven look up. Naruto was whistling softly when he suddenly stopped. The blonde saw the notebook in Sasuke's lap and freaked. He grabbed the thing and hugged it against his chest, blushing.
"Let me read more, dobe," Sasuke said. His onyx stare held on Naruto's knuckles and the way they were turning white from the grasp. "Are you embarassed?"
"Shut up!" Naruto yelled. He quickly walked to his kitchenette and opened up a drawer. He placed the worn notebook in the drawer and slammed it shut. He was a little angry. There he was in his own house and Sasuke decides to read something very important and not meant for the raven to see.
"What are you hiding from me?" Sasuke questioned, his face stoic. Somehow he had gotten behind Naruto without Naruto even sensing it. Once the kitsune turned around his heart stopped and he jumped. The raven's cold face was only inches from Naruto's. The heat could be felt radiating from the tan scarred cheeks. Sasuke savored the tickle of Naruto's heavy breath against him. He smirked. "I thought we were friends, dobe."
Naruto felt his anger boil up. "Friends?" He sneered. Naruto pushed the raven from his way and walked to the door. He wanted to avoid any fighting possible. The training from recently still ached his body. After opening the door, he headed to his futon couch and turned on the old television across from him. The hushed sound of the hazy movie filled the tense quiet Naruto was causing. "When were we ever really friends, Sasuke-teme?"
Silence. Sasuke just couldn't respond. He did consider Naruto to be his best friend, but did the raven ever really make friends?
Even as Sasuke contemplated the thought, he, also, found his chance to take the notebook. His pale hand slowly pulled opened the drawer and grasped the thing. Naruto was lost in himself, he didn't didn't once notcie the quiet movements. Sasuke tucked the notebook under his navy shirt and shut the drawer.
Naruto shook from his thoughts when he yawned. Quickly did he realize that Sasuke was still there. And with disapontment, the raven had yet to answer the blonde's question. With a sigh, he lazily waved to the door. "I'll see you, tomorrow, Sasuke."
Sasuke's jaw clenched as he heard a new tone in Naruto's voice. Hatred? Without another thought he walked straight out the door.
He was gone before the tear rolled down Naruto's cheek.
Phew! Such a dramatic ending...sorry but drama is my forte if I do say so myself lol. So sorry for the really long wait. I've been either busy or lazy. Maw Badd guys!
Itachi: At least you left me my weed- I mean medication this time...
Natsuki: I still say that you wouldn't need medication if you didn't just refuse to massacre everyo- *Itachi glares* Right Sorry. I mean you wouldn't need meds if you didn't *cough* your family because some old farts told you to *cough* your family. Then because you *cough*ed your family, Sasuke runs after you to *cough* you too. Sigh.... Although it did make a good story base for the anime.
Itachi: Hn. I could have said that.
Natsuki: So anyways I was just thinking if you replace the coughs in my last statement with a certain curse word you'll find it actually pretty funny. I'll update soon! Hopefully.... ugh maybe soon!
Love Natsuki Lee